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Re: Soapbox: Nintendo's Maddening Stance On Retro Gaming Is Driving Me To Piracy

DiscoDriver44

Gabe Newell of Steam fame said it best

We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem. For example, if a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24/7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country three months after the U.S. release and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable.

"Most DRM solutions diminish the value of the product by either directly restricting a customer's use or by creating uncertainty."

In this case, Nintendo's service is not good enough.

Re: The Games Industry Reacts To The White House's Violent Games Showreel

DiscoDriver44

"Now how about them scary comic books with their violence and Batman and Robin. They will turn our children gay and turn them into hoodlums" 50s moron.

"That DND game will turn our kids into satanics" 80s Moron

"That terrible rap songs will make our children into killers" another 80s moron.

"That Heavy metal is SATANIC!" one more 80s moron.

"Violent video games made those poor innocent kids into mass murderers in coloumbine" 90s moron.

"Sony is committing a 2nd Pearl Harbor by letting these violent games being sold" Jack Thompson...moron. oh and he actually said it.

As long as their is a scape goat, morons will use it.

Re: Splatoon 2 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Keep Top 10 Places in the UK Charts

DiscoDriver44

@Haywired

I think there are also a few that are just upset that their favorite Nintendo games aren't in the top spot like how Crash has been outselling Splatoon or how Horizon Dawn beat Zelda that one time on launch.

Sometimes they don't think of the bigger picture like Crash's success might mean there is a market for 3d Platformers or that it is great that a new well-reviewed IP sold well.

Re: Review: Hey! Pikmin (3DS)

DiscoDriver44

The first paragraph told me everything i needed to know to avoid this game by mentioning Arzest. Arzest/Artoon has never made a game that wasn't a mediocre at best blandfest.